Art Quote by James Broughton

Artists are most themselves when they are out of their minds, transcending the ego skirmishes of conceptual thought, and intuitively relinquishing control to the…

— Alex Grey

Artists have a tremendous purpose in society, which is to continually expose, to continually challenge and to never stop producing. To never stop creating,…

— Andrea Suarez Paz

I think that all artists, regardless of degree of talent, are a painful, paradoxical combination of certainty and uncertainty, of arrogance and humility, constantly…

— Madeleine L'Engle

Creativity requires introspection, self-examination, and a willingness to take risks. Because of this, artists are perhaps more susceptible to self-doubt and despair than those…

— Eric Maisel

Artists are... stubborn egomaniacs who are mysteriously - and sometimes correctly - certain that the world needs to know all about the figments of…

— Jon Pareles

I just feel like we as a human race tend to fear that which we don't understand. It's cause for a lot of bad…

— Billy Porter

There's just some dysfunctionalism with artists. There are good things and bad things about being an artist, and the good thing is, sometimes you…

— David Bowie

To be an artist is a blessing and a privilege. Artists must never betray their true hearts. Artists must look beneath the surface and…

— Marvin Gaye

Artists can have greater access to reality; they can see patterns and details and connections that other people, distracted by the blur of life,…

— Jay-Z

I think most artists create out of despair. The very nature of creation is not a performing glory on the outside, it's a painful,…

— Louise Berliawsky Nevelson

It's always an interesting thing that happens between an artist and their work. People collapse the two, and for any artist, there will be…

— Sarah Morris

Many of us believe that 'real artists' do not experience self-doubt. In truth, artists are people who have learned to live with doubt and…

— Julia Cameron